ドイツ

ド

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ツ

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

usually written using kana alone

The country name; used in all standard contexts.

from Dutch Duits

ドイツ

Usage99%

Standard katakana spelling for Germany; usually written in kana.

独逸どいつUsage1%

ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form

Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

独乙どいつUsage<1%

ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form

Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

From Dutch 'Duits', originally meaning 'German'. The ateji spellings 独逸 and 独乙 are historical and rarely used today.